Westport’s unemployment rate in September was 6.1 percent, down from 6.4 per cent in August and 6.7 percent in July, the Connecticut Department of Labor said today.
The rate was the lowest since May when it was 6.0 percent. In June, it was 6.4 percent. The lowest this year was 5.3 percent in April.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in September was 763, down from 821 in August. The September labor force in Westport numbered 12,532, down from 12,746, down from in August.
There were 11,769 employed in September, down from 11,925 employed in August, the department said. A year ago in September, Westport’s unemployment rate was 5.9 percent.
